SFF Group

CONTINUED FRAME AGREEMENT WITH EQUINOR

Posted on December 14, 2021September 8, 2022 by Vebjorn

We are proud to announce that Equinor has awarded us a contract to supply all pipes, fittings, and flanges for their operational activities in Norway (AB List). The contract will run from 01.01.2022 until 31.12.2023.

The contract will mainly be executed by our experienced team in Bergen, who specialize in maintenance and modification contracts.

We are grateful for Equinor’s continued trust in the SFF Group.

The SFF Group has held a frame agreement with Equinor continuously since 1996. Further, we have supplied the operational scope (AB List) since 2009.

SFF GROUP AWARDED “BEST MANAGED COMPANY – NORWAY” BY DELOITTE

Posted on September 27, 2021September 8, 2022 by Vebjorn

Best Managed Company 2021

Deloitte Norway is proud to give SFF Group the Best Managed Company award. Their clear philosophy, strategic direction and active inclusion policy are among the reasons cited by the jury.

The objective of Norway’s Best Managed Companies is to promote well-managed private Norwegian companies that are an important part of the Norwegian business sector. The programme, which was founded by Deloitte in Canada in 1993, is available in most countries around the world and was established in Norway in 2019. Boye Christiansen, managing director in SFF Group, says they are proud to receive the award.

“We’re incredibly proud to receive this seal of approval. We’ve worked systematically over the years to include people who, for whatever reason, have been excluded. This work has fostered a unique corporate culture, based on respect, a sense of belonging and solidarity,” Christiansen says, and continues:

“So it’s extra cool that it’s precisely our culture – along with the company’s pioneering spirit and long-term mindset – that’s being lauded as our foremost competitive advantage. We’re a textbook example that a good and clear CSR strategy is more than just philanthropy; it can actually be good business too.”

Systematic IT and inclusion

SFF Group was founded in 1991 by Tore Christiansen and is currently the largest privately owned pipe wholesaler in Scandinavia. The company has experienced expansive growth from five employees in 1991 to more than 130 today. The company is receiving this year’s award because they have a clear philosophy, strategic direction and good internal processes to both develop, follow up and communicate this strategy. Based on this, they have also developed their own fully integrated IT system and have entered into a number of strategic partnerships in their own value chain in order to succeed in reaching their long-term objectives.

The company has implemented a commendable inclusion policy that has provided a strong contribution toward the development of a corporate culture characterised by humility, loyalty and the ability to deliver. Around 20% of their current employees were recruited from alternative recruitment sources. The company’s headquarters is in Sandnes, and they are established in 13 locations, in 11 countries across 4 continents.

“An example to follow”

Tord Teige, partner and responsible for Best Managed Companies in Deloitte Norway, is impressed with the long-term work SFF Group has done on both strategy and inclusion. “We were very impressed with their management and how they work over the long term both in the market and internally in their own organisation. SFF Group’s efforts to be an inclusive organisation, and the success they’ve achieved due to this, is commendable and an example others should follow,” Teige says.

THE SFF GROUP WINS INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE AWARD!

Posted on June 9, 2021September 8, 2022 by Vebjorn

We are incredibly proud to have been awarded “Inkluderingsprisen 2021” by Stavanger Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes organizations that continuously strive for a more diverse and inclusive working environment.

Inclusion and diversity is – and always has been – an essential part of SFF’s DNA. Since 1995, we have been committed to systematically give people with special needs or a troubled past an opportunity in the professional world. Today, about 20% of our workforce is recruited through this initiative. “We believe that we become a better business when we mirror the diversity found in society as a whole. Throughout the years, we have built a strong company culture based on respect, belonging, and camaraderie,” says Tore Christiansen, CEO. Boye O. Christiansen, Managing Director, follows up: “These values have been an integral part of the company’s success. We always try to focus on people’s strengths and what they can do, rather than their weaknesses and what they cannot. In return, we get a motivated, loyal workforce”.

Photo credit: Lars Idar Waage, Næringsforeningen i Stavanger-regionen.

The management team is convinced that the company’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives yield tangible business results. Boye elaborates: “Our sick leave is well below 2%, while the national average tends to be between 5 and 6%. Further, we have very low staff turnover. This shows that CSR is not only philanthropy; it is actually good business!”

We want to thank Stavanger Chamber of Commerce for building awareness about the positive impact inclusivity can have on an organization. We sincerely hope that we – together – can encourage other businesses to do the same!

You can watch an interview with Tore and Boye here , and read more about the award here

Photo credit: Lars Idar Waage, Næringsforeningen i Stavanger-regionen.